Central Garden & Pet Cash Flow Statement
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Central Garden & Pet free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Central Garden & Pet generated $332.5 million of operating cash flow and spent $41.4 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $291.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 9.3% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 17.2% from the prior year's $351.8 million.
Central Garden & Pet returned $155.1 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 53% of free cash flow.
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Central Garden & Pet cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-27 | FY 20242024-09-28 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-09-24 | FY 20212021-09-25 | FY 20202020-09-26 | FY 20192019-09-28 | FY 20182018-09-29 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-09-24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 163.96M | 109.31M | 126.10M | 152.67M | 152.77M | 121.52M | 92.65M | 124.12M | 79.73M | 45.59M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +49.99% | -13.31% | -17.41% | -0.07% | +25.72% | +31.16% | -25.36% | +55.68% | +74.90% | +38.07% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 84.89M | 90.81M | 87.70M | 80.95M | 74.73M | 55.36M | 50.83M | 47.20M | 42.72M | 40.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 21.06M | 20.58M | 27.99M | 25.82M | 23.13M | 18.98M | 14.66M | 11.60M | 11.12M | 8.36M |
| Change in Working Capital | 50.62M | 143.63M | 126.58M | -320.17M | -18.35M | 64.89M | 37.88M | -68.89M | -12.58M | 36.27M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 332.51M | 394.89M | 381.63M | -34.03M | 250.84M | 264.27M | 204.97M | 114.11M | 114.31M | 151.43M |
| Capital Expenditures | -41.42M | -43.13M | -53.97M | -115.20M | -80.33M | -43.05M | -31.58M | -37.84M | -44.66M | -27.62M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -44.89M | -105.19M | -34.58M | -142.98M | -899.36M | -48.11M | -76.26M | -140.88M | -162.84M | -91.19M |
| Share Repurchases | -155.07M | -24.07M | -37.16M | -62.29M | -27.89M | -59.13M | -62.97M | -13.80M | -27.56M | -10.87M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 0 | 0 | 900.00M | 0 | 0 | 300.00M | 0 | 400.00M |
| Debt Repaid | -231.00K | -370.00K | -338.00K | -1.10M | -430.40M | -113.00K | -46.19M | -431.00K | -463.00K | -400.31M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -156.64M | -25.44M | -37.55M | -66.81M | 420.48M | -60.56M | -110.77M | 474.78M | -10.39M | -14.16M |
| Net Change in Cash | 130.03M | 265.53M | 310.69M | -247.34M | -226.88M | 155.70M | 17.70M | 447.96M | -58.85M | 45.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 291.09M | 351.76M | 327.67M | -149.24M | 170.51M | 221.22M | 173.40M | 76.27M | 69.65M | 123.80M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Central Garden & Pet's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CENT's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?